UCB Strategic Plan 2024
Strategic Goal I: Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Review
Achieve full accreditation and external review body success and recognition
- Ensure that all programmes are aligned with Higher Education Council (HEC) and Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA/NQF) accreditation and review standards and expectations for success.
- Develop further recognition and affiliation by local and international professional and statutory bodies.
- Expand partnerships with international universities to gain further knowledge and practice of international quality assurance standards and expectations.
Strategic Goal II: Learning, Teaching and Enhancement
- Deliver high quality teaching, learning and student engagement to ensure that every student is enriched with subject specific knowledge, critical thinking skills, and transferable graduate attributes.
- Provide an effective student support environment, that engages and empowers students and staff to deliver a quality driven education.
- Further embed graduate attributes into the curriculum to ensure graduate work readiness.
- Further integrate aspects of entrepreneurship and innovation into the curriculum and associated assessment regimes to prepare graduates for innovation and change in their professional working lives.
Strategic Goal III: Research
Strengthen and align research output with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s National Strategy
- Enhance the research infrastructure by more effective allocation of resources to generate a broader engagement by staff and students in research and scholarship.
- Strengthen research capacity and capability through delivery of an effective administrative and financial support mechanism to departments.
- Encourage further Research Informed Teaching (RIT) throughout the curriculum and assessment strategy.
- Support research that is aligned with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s National Strategy.
Strategic Goal IV: Staffing and Staff Engagement
Empower staff to deliver success
- Attract and retain well qualified staff in alignment with the University’s vision, mission and values.
- Strengthen staff support and communication to encourage a collegiate working environment.
- Support staff with updated IT systems to improve learning, teaching, research and student support.
Strategic Goal V: Community Engagement
Enhance the University’s relationship with government, industry and the community
- Develop long term strategic partnerships with government, industry and the community that continually shape the University’s programme offerings.
- Strengthen engagement with alumni to foster long-lasting relationships.
- Continue to engage with the community and all stakeholders to serve and add value to society as a whole.
Strategic Goal VI: Institutional Growth
Enhance the academic and financial position of the University and deliver institutional sustainability.
- Increase student recruitment across all departments through increased reputation, market recognition and successful accreditation and review.
- Increasing the number of programmes being offered in the University through expansion of awards by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain and from international franchises.
- Improve and expand facilities and infrastructure to foster a vibrant learning environment.
- Increase and diversify student recruitment strategy.
Strategic Goal VII: ICT
Enhance the effectiveness of safety of UCB' s ICT resources and services..
- Maintain ICT services for effective performance
- Ensure staff and students are satisfied with ICT resources
- Ensure security of UCB staffs and students data and records
